Pencil holder and pocket clip



June 5, 1928.

L. s. HARVEY PENCIL HOLDER AND POCKET-CLIP Original Filed May 2 1926 IINVENTOR leaman Sfiarvey BY M ATTORN Patented June 5, 11928.

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I I PENCIL HOLDER/ AND POCKET CLIP.

I Application filed May 29, 1926, Serial No. 112,501. Renewed November3, 1927.

This invention relates topencil holders, and more particularly to acombined pencil holder and clip which is adapted ,to remain attached totheedge of the pocket of the user while the pencil is being used, andwhich is adapted to hold the pencil when the latter is not inuse.

One object of this invention is to provide a pencil holder of the abovenature adapted to be formed from a single piece of sheet metal.

A further object is to provide a pencil holder which will besimple inconstruction, inexpensive tomanufact-ure, easy to manipulate, compact,ornamental in appearance,

and very'etlicient andv durable in use.

'l/Vith these and other objects in view, there has been illustrated .onthe accompanying drawings, one form in which the invention may beconveniently embodied in, practice.

Fig. 1 represents a front view of the pencil holder-,showing-the clipadapted to project over the edge of, the pocket.

7 Fig.2 is aside view of the same. 3 Fig. 3 is a 'planview of the sheetmetal blank from which the holder is for-med up by stamping and bending,v

- Fig.4 is a top view of the pencil holder and clip. H

Fig; 5 is a transverse sectional View of the same taken along the line55 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 6 is a front View of the pencil holder showing its appearancewhenattached to the edge of a vest pocket, and with a pencil locatedtherein.

Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numerals denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10indicates the body portion of the pencil holder, said body portionpreferably having a straight top edge. The body portion 10 has a pair ofslightly converging strips 11 and 12 depending therefrom at the outersides thereof, said strips therefrom a tapered central section or loop14, within which is a slightly tapered pocket clip 15, the top' 16 ofsaid clip 15 being preferably made convex outwardly, and the bottom 17thereof being concave outwardly, the concave sectionbeing providedwitlra central longitudinal rib 18 for strengthening its construction.In order to facilitate the insertion, of the pencil afternse, the upperpart ofthe pencil holder is flared outwardly at 19. v i

In the process'of manufacturing the completed device, the stamped-outblank, SllOWDwlILFlg. 3, is preferably bent around suitable forms, notshown, into *a substan tially cylindrical tube. The stripsll and '12 arebent within the outline of the tube so that the resiliency of the metalof said strips will causethem to clamp the pencil pocket.

-In operation, when the user desires, to write with the pencil he willremove it from the holder, the latter remaining in the pocket 20. Whenthroughusing'the pencil, the-user will insert it, point downward,through the flared opening 19 of the pencil holder, and push itdownwardly until it reaches the position shown in Fig. 6.

s; Onev advantage of the present invention is that when the blank isformed up into its final shape, the strips 11 and 12 by reason of theirtapered construction will not overlap or interfere with each other inany way but will be maintained in. a slightly separated position.

'A further advantage is that the holder will carry short pencils equallyaswell as long pencils, and thin pencils as well as thick pencils.

A further advantage of this invention is that when the user has a longpencil in his pocket, there will be no danger of breaking the point ofthe pencil or having the hold ing clip slip off of the edge of thepocket when the user bends over. This is for-the reason that the pencilwill be held by the resilient strips.

. Moreover, since the holder always remains in the pocket, it can neverbecome lost, and the edge of the pocket will not wear out due to theconstant rubbing as was the case with the former types of clips whichwere permanently attached to the pencil.

The use of the present invention also facilitates the replacing of apencil in the pocket, as it is much easier to insert the pencil in theflared mouth of the holder than to force a clip over the edge of thepocket.

While there has been disclosed in, this.

specification one form in which the inven 1 1011 may be embodied, it isto be understood but may be modified and embodied in Various ether formswithout departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes allthe modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of thefollowing claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, i'rliat is claimed as new,and for which it is desiredto secure Letters Patent, is;

1., In .a pencil holder, a body portion bent to cylindrical shape, acentral loop and a pair of: side tongues depending said bodyportion forclamping upon a pencil,and a clip connected to said body portion andlocated within said loop, said clip and loop being adapted toclampopposite sides of a pocket for holding said pencil holder thereonwhile the pencil is being used.

2.- In a pencil holder, a body portion bent to cylindrical-shape, acentral loop and a pair of side tongues depending from said body portionfor clamping upon a'pencil,

and a clip connected to said body portion and located within said loop,said clip and loop being located on the opposite sides of a pocket forattaching the pencil holder thereto, said side tongues convergingslightly downwardly whereby overlapping will be prevented.

3. In a pencil holder, a body portion bent to cylindrical shape, acentral loop and a from v pair of sidetongues :depending' from said bodyportion for. clamplng' upon a. pencil, anda clip connected to said bodyportion and locatedwithin'said loop for attaching said holder to theedge of a pocket, sald pocketedge being clamped between said clip Lportion for clamping upon .a pencil, 'and a clip connected to said bodyportion and located within saidloop, said clipand loop being adapted toclamp opposite sides ofa pocket for holdingsaid pencil holder thereonwhile the pencil is being used.

5. Ina pencil holder, a-Ibody portion bent side tongue depending fromsaid body portion for clamping upon a pencil, and a clip connected tosaid body portion and located to cylindrical shape, a central loop anda' within said loop, said clip and-loop being 7 adapted to clampopposite sides of a pocket for holding saidpencil-holder thereon whilethe pencil is being used.

6. In a pencil holder, a body portion bent to tubular shape, a centralloop and a side tongue depending; from said body portion for clampingupon a pencihanda clipconnected to said body portion and located withinsaid loop, said clip and loop being adapted to clamp opposite sides of apocket for holding said pencil holder thereon while the pencil is beingused. c

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature to this specification.

LEAMAN s. HARVEY.

